Broom attachment



(No Model.)

W. E. NASH.

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WITNES BROOM ATTAGHMENfJ].

Patented July 6, 1886 HWENTOR ATTORNEYS.

UNTTED STATES Tricia.

PATENT BROOM ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,069, dated July 6,1886.

Application filed J une 2, 1885. Serial No. 167,404. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WALTER ELLIOTT NASH, of Darlington, in the county ofLafayette and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and usefulBroom Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention more particularly relates to brooms used for sweepingfloors, and other household purposes; and it consists in a detachablebroom-like-shaped guard, the same being made flaring toward its frontend, to conform to or approximate the spread or fanlike shape of theopposite sides or faces of the broom or broomhead, and with its sideedges, from its back to its front end, turned up to fit and clasp bothside edges of the broom, also provided at its back end with a centraltubular handle, open throughout its length, to admit of the guard beingslipped over the handle of the broom, and serving to cause the guard tobear against and support the side of the broom below or beyond the boundportion of its splints. When fitted to the broom-head and its handle, asdescribed, this broom-shaped-like guard operates to give to the broom acomparatively rigid action on its one side or face, without restrictingthe elasticity of it on its opposite side or face, thus by simplyturning the broom about varying its sweeping capacity or action, whichwill be found very convenient. Furthermore, said guard, when removedfrom the broom and its handle, constitutes a very serviceable dust-panfor gathering the sweepings brushed up by the broom, and which, by beingcarried by or combinedwith the broom, as described, will always be readyfor use as a dustpan by the person using the broom, and the twoarticlesviz., broom and dust-panconvenient for use, as required, also,when combined, serving to protect from injury each the other.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal view, looking toward its edge side,of a broom with attached handle in part, and having the combined guardand dust-pan applied. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same, upon asmaller scale, looking toward a face or flat side of the broom; and Fig.3 is-a front face view of the combined broom-guard and dust-pandetached.

A indicates an ordinary house-broom or broom-head with attached handleB.

G is the combined broom-guard and dustpan, of broom-like shape in itsgeneral configuration, being made flaring toward its front end androunded at its back or upper endthat is, as viewed from its face orback. It is made of metal, and has its side edges, from its back to itsfront end, turned up, as at b, to fit and clamp both side edges of thebroom. Its tubular handle 0, which is open at both ends, is of a size toadmit of its being readily slipped over the handle of the broom when fitting the guard to its place on the broom, and is at such an angle inrelation with the bottom of the article as will cause its bottom or backto bear against and snpport the one face or side of the broom, and toextend below or beyond the lowest tied or bound part, .9, of itssplints. Thus applied, the guard G will serve to stiffen the broom onits one side or face, so that when sweeping with the opposite side orface in front the broom will have a comparatively rigid sweeping action,which will be useful when rough or hard sweeping is required; but byturning the broom about, so as to sweep from its other side or face,then it will have its usual free or elastic action for lighter sweeping.This will be found very convenient, and after sweeping with the broom,or at any time, the guard 0 may be slipped from off the broom, and itshandle and be used as a dust-pan to gather up' the sweepings, &c. It, infact, as combined with the broom, will be a dust-pan always ready foruse in connection with the broom.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desireto secureby Letters Patent- 1. The within-described combined broomguard anddust-pan O, of tapering or flaring broom-like-shaped construction,withits edges 1) turned up on its one side or face, and provided with atubular handle, 0, open at its optied or bound portions of its fiber,and to supposite ends and throughout its length, subport the broom onits one side or face and 0p- [0 stantially as shown and described.posite edges, essentially as and for the pur- 2. The combination, withthe broom or poses herein set forth. 5 broom-head A and its handle'B, ofthe re- WALTER ELLIOTT NASH.

movable combined guard and dustpan C, Witnesses: constructed asdescribed, and arranged,when P. A. ORTON,

in place on the broom, to project below the GEO. S. ANTHONY.

